I Prayed and It Happened

It actually did happen!! Here's how it went down:
Cait and I headed to Charlotte not last Thursday, but the one before and got there around 2:30ish. We headed straight past Charlotte and into Gastonia. Mom and Dad said, have a plan. So this was our first stop. We went into a wonderful fabric store, which wasn't hiring. Dang. Then, it was on to the nearby Harris Teeter...apparently they have good benefits. :) There were easily 50 people in the lines all told, and every single person was checking people out. I said that we would come back later to that one, and we meandered on down the strip mall. At a McAllister's, they said they were accepting applications. Translated, means no. Ok, so I might as well fill one out while I'm here. What could it hurt? I go up and hand the application to the manager (whose name just happens to be Ashley). She asks me if I have a minute. I'm like, "I have three days, lady!" I get the interview RIGHT THERE!! Basically, she asks me when I can start!! I'm like, SERIOUSLY?!?! I left the place with all the new employee paperwork, manual, menu, and policy. I can't believe that I have this job!!!!! Like, how good is God?! Oh my. I prayed for favor and discretion, and I TOTALLY GOT THAT! Ahh.

Now, this struck me. Don't I always pray for these things? But, the question is, do I always expect this from Him? The answer: nope. I put God in a box, though unconsciously. He is so infinite! And amazing, and loving, and merciful, gracious and abounding in steadfast love, sovereign, omnipresent, and...and perfect!! Why do I put him in a box that I can manage? Why when I think about him, do I limit the awesome God of universe?? The question I pose to you is, do you place God in a box? Do you expect all that you pray for to come, or just say words that you don't expect to come about? Do you limit him?
He has been convicting me on how rarely it is that I trust in Him to do the amazing and seemingly impossible!! Do you know how freeing it is to know that God will ALWAYS do what is best for us? And that we must trust that he does listen to our prayers!! The God of the universe loves us and listens to us when we talk to him!!! Can you even believe it?!
Wow. He loves me. And cares about me. And wants the best for me to come to me, even if I don't think that thing is the best for me. Ahh, he is impossibly good.
So, the next step for me: I have the job. Now I need a place to stay!! My family is moving there whenever they find a house (also a prayer request!), but I have the job now. Like, I could have started last week. But, I am planning (loosely) to move there this weekend after church on Sunday...So here I am. Looking for a place to live. God knows this and will provide! I just can't wait to share that tale of His provision, because the things that have happened concerning this job have me in the mode to expect amazing things from Him for my housing!
Happy Monday.